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or afterwards
as in later
following in time or place
we'll go to the play, then have supper afterward
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Recent Examples of afterward
The Leafs scouts could have easily taken Hopkins in the second round and shook hands afterward with a job well done.
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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 9 July 2025
The show premieres July 27 on Nippon TV, with an uncut version streaming globally on Disney+ immediately afterward.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 July 2025
Make sure to run the water dispenser quite a few times afterward to get rid of all the vinegar in the lines.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 30 June 2025
Practical Playbook For CTOs And CISOs • Start with a simple goal and get the victory right away: Focus on a key application, establish a secure pipeline for building, testing, and distributing code, add container scanning and policy checks, and review the outcomes afterward.
—Sai Sandeep Ogety, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 9 July 2025
The show premieres July 27 on Nippon TV, with an uncut version streaming globally on Disney+ immediately afterward.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 July 2025
Make sure to run the water dispenser quite a few times afterward to get rid of all the vinegar in the lines.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 30 June 2025
Practical Playbook For CTOs And CISOs • Start with a simple goal and get the victory right away: Focus on a key application, establish a secure pipeline for building, testing, and distributing code, add container scanning and policy checks, and review the outcomes afterward.
—Sai Sandeep Ogety, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afterward
Adverb
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Measles symptoms Initial measles symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes and a characteristic rash that begins to develop a few days later.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
9 July 2025
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Tagovailoa sustained another concussion later in the 2022 season in a Christmas game against Green Bay, forcing him to miss the finale and the team’s wild-card playoff game.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
9 July 2025
Adverb
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Overall, the house has a certain quietness to it, an effect Johansen was after.—
Leonora Epstein,
Architectural Digest,
7 July 2025
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Not long after, Lung launched an artistic toy series of dolls.—
Jeff Goertzen,
Oc Register,
6 July 2025
Adverb
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The streamer revealed on Tuesday that the series is set to premiere on Aug. 18, with episodes dropping weekly thereafter.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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Shortly thereafter, the Dragon's four main chutes unfolded to slow the capsule's descent even further.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
15 July 2025
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“Afterward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterward. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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